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=== Dual Fifth Systems === | === Dual Fifth Systems === | ||
It lends particular well for dual fifth systems, as a hobbled scale will have two different interval types for every scale step, and thus sound less 'wrong' when hearing inconsistency in interval quality. | It lends particular well for dual fifth systems, as a hobbled scale will have two different interval types for every scale step, and thus sound less 'wrong' when hearing inconsistency in interval quality. | ||
== Examples and Discoveries == | |||
=== 18-EDO Hobbled Lydian === | |||
18-EDO provides an interesting case study for hobbled scales, particularly with lydian patterns. The scale 3-3-3-2-3-3-1 creates an effectively hobbled lydian where one of the short steps has been reduced. This scale exploits the fact that 18-EDO shares the same wholetone (200¢) as 12-EDO, since both are supersets of 6-EDO. | |||
The first half of this hobbled lydian scale is identical to 12-EDO lydian, preserving the quintessential dreamy wholetone character. However, the second half becomes distinctly alien with a sharp 733¢ fifth, a just 12/7 sixth (933¢), and a smaller leading tone. This creates a scale that starts familiar but ventures into bright, colorful territory that regular lydian cannot access. | |||
This pattern can also be viewed as a hobbled 17-EDO or 19-EDO diatonic, demonstrating how hobbling can bridge between different EDOs and give a useful lens to understand scales. | |||